This survey is designed as a vehicle for feedback and input for the Language Arts Literacy program evaluation. Directions: Using the rating scales, check the descriptor you believe best indicates the conditions of the current program and curriculum.The last three sections are to be answered by specific teachers in the areas of RTI/MLS, Special Education, and AI/E group.Fill out all areas that pertain to your area of teaching and expertise, and please continue until you reach the “Thank You” message at the end of the survey. Background Information What is your current grade level?(Check one) Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Which of the following best describes your current position?(Check one)
General Education Teacher
Special Education Teacher
Bilingual/ELL/ESL Teacher
IS (MLS)/Resource Teacher
Other (specify)
Which category reflects your years of teaching experience?(Check one) Less than 5 years 5-10 years 11-15 years 15 or more years
The Curriculum
1) To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
The curriculum supports a balanced/comprehensive literacy approach.
I find it easy to locate instructional strategies in the curriculum guide.
2) How effectively does the curriculum guide provide instructional strategies to support the following components?
Strongly Effective
Effective
Ineffective
Strongly Ineffective
Read Alouds
Shared Reading
Guided Reading
Book Club Discussions
Sustained Silent/ Independent Reading
Modeled Writing
Shared Writing
Interactive Writing
Guided Writing
Independent Writing
Think Alouds
Mini-lessons
Prewriting
Drafting
Editing
Revising
Conferencing
Inquiry
Connecting Reading and Writing
Visual Aids
Graphic Organizers
Word Sorts
Fluency
Differentiation
Students with reading difficulties
Grammar
Spelling
English Language Learners
Materials/Resources
3a) To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
The books in my school support my teaching.
There are books available in my school to support teaching reading strategies.
I often feel the need to purchase my own materials to supplement instruction.
3b) To what extent do the texts and materials, available in your school, support the needs of your students? Also, rate the quality of the materials.
Strongly Effective
Effective
Ineffective
Strongly Ineffective
Multicultural
Supports Teaching
Good condition
Not-applicable
Leveled Texts (for small groups)
Periodicals
Novels
Grade-Level Author Collections
Picture Books
~for comprehensionstrategies
~for writer's craft
Dictionaries
Thesaurus
Classroom Libraries
Audio Books
Computer Software
Assessment
4) To what extent are the following assessments effective for assessing and evaluating your students?
Strongly Effective
Effective
Ineffective
Strongly Ineffective
QRI-4
Interest Inventory
Major Point Interview for Readers
Individual Conferencing/Observation Notes
Reader Self-Reflection
Reading Comprehension Strategies Rubric
Open-ended Reading Response Rubric
Book Club Discussion Rubric
Independent Reading Response Rubric
Other – please specify:
Word Study Assessments 4a) To what extent are the following assessments effective for assessing and evaluating your students?
Strongly Effective
Effective
Ineffective
Strongly Ineffective
DSA (Words their Way)
Feature Inventory Assessment
Writing Assessments 4b) To what extent are the following assessments effective for assessing and evaluating your students?
Strongly Effective
Effective
Ineffective
Strongly Ineffective
Anecdotal Records for Writing
Holistic Scoring Rubric
Major Point Interview for Writers
Interest Inventory
4c) To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
I understand the difference between assessment and evaluation.
The curriculum provides strategies or tools for evaluating student work.
Professional Development 5a) To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? “The professional development opportunities I attended…
Strongly Effective
Effective
Ineffective
Strongly Ineffective
supported building my knowledge base.”
were aligned with my teaching goals.”
were aligned with my level of experience.”
taught me new instructional strategies that were useful.”
gave me tools to support students with reading difficulties.”
gave me tools to support students with writing difficulties.”
emphasized individual differences in student learning.”
5b) To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? “ _ was a beneficial professional-development opportunity for me this school year.”
Strongly Effective
Effective
Ineffective
Strongly Ineffective
Collaborative Learning Group
Curriculum Mondays
Bridgewater-Raritan Teachers College (CEU Courses)
District In-Service Professional Development Days (Columbus Day & Dr. Martin L. King Day
Coaching/Demonstration Lessons
5c) During the past year have you …
No
Yes
Received individual coaching or mentoring
Observed demonstrations of teaching techniques
Participated in Out-of-District Workshops
Used professional texts, videos to enrich your knowledge
District Personnel/Administrators
5d) In which areas of the Language Arts Curriculum would you like to receive more support? Check all that apply.
Shared Reading Reading Workshop Read Alouds Book Clubs Word Wall Reciprocal Teaching Assessments Other:
5e) Evaluate whether each of the following professional development practices are beneficial?
Yes
No
Observing model teachers in-district
Observing model teachers out-of-district
Grade-level collaboration time
Release time for curriculum training sessions
Inviting out-of-district experts in for staff development
Full professional Development Days
Other ___
Reading Instruction
What changes would you like to see in the current reading program?
To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following?
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Novel-based instruction is the most effective way to structure the LAL classroom.
Anthology-based instruction is the most effective way to structure the LAL classroom.
Thematic units are a good way to structure the reading curriculum.
Genre is a good way to structure the reading curriculum.
There are enough supplemental materials (short story, poetry, nonfiction texts, etc.) available to support the reading curriculum.
Allowing for student choice enhances delivery of the reading curriculum.
Guided reading is necessary at my grade level.
Guided reading books are appropriate to instruct students at my grade level.
There are enough novels for teachers to use.
Novels are available when I need them.
Materials are available at appropriate reading levels for all students.
There are resources available for me to use with students who are not reading at grade level.
Most students need direct instruction on the reading strategies at my grade level.
Having core novels for each grade level is important.
I have enough time to complete all required components of the reading curriculum.
There are clear benchmarks articulated in the curriculum for reading evaluation.
I know what reading skills students should have by the end of the school year.
Writing Instruction
1.To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following?
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
There are enough resources to teach all the forms of writing:Narrative, Expository, Persuasive, Descriptive.
There is adequatetime to meet all learning objectives designated for my grade level.
I have knowledge of all forms of writing.
I know how to effectively plan each unit of writing.
I have enough time to teach writing daily.
I understand the writing workshop model and how to implement it in my classroom.
The curriculum guide provides support for writing process instruction.
The curriculum guide provides mini-lessons to meet individual needs of students.
2. I have a solid understanding of:
Guided Writing
Independent Writing
Mini-lessons
The Writing Process
Conferencing
3.Please respond to the following:
The curriculum is effective at supporting your teaching of
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Descriptive Writing
Narrative Writing
Expository Writing
Persuasive Writing
4.Do you currently include explicit grammar instruction in your class?Consider the following and respond.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
I understand grammar very well and am confident in teaching it to my students.
I currently understand the scope and sequence for grammar instruction K-8.
The curriculum supports my grammar instruction.
There are enough resources and materials available for grammar instruction.
Special Education Specialists/Inclusion Teachers only: To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
The Language Arts Literacy curriculum guide supports differentiated instruction for your independent students.
You have appropriate materials for extending reading instruction for your independent students.
You have appropriate materials for extending writing instruction for your independent students.
You have appropriate materials for extending word study/vocabulary instruction for your independent students.
The Language Arts Literacy curriculum guide targets skills for academically independent/E level students.
The allotted time periods are appropriate for extending literacy instruction in the classroom?
The self-contained environment allows you additional time for extending literacy instruction/ activities in the classroom.
Thank you for your time in filling out this survey! Your responses will greatly assist the evaluation committee as it examines the current 5-8 program and makes recommendations for the future.
Directions: Using the rating scales, check the descriptor you believe best indicates the conditions of the current program and curriculum. The last three sections are to be answered by specific teachers in the areas of RTI/MLS, Special Education, and AI/E group. Fill out all areas that pertain to your area of teaching and expertise, and please continue until you reach the “Thank You” message at the end of the survey.
Background Information
What is your current grade level? (Check one)
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Which of the following best describes your current position? (Check one)
Which category reflects your years of teaching experience? (Check one)
Less than 5 years
5-10 years
11-15 years
15 or more years
1) To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
2) How effectively does the curriculum guide provide instructional strategies to support the following components?
3a) To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
3b) To what extent do the texts and materials, available in your school, support the needs of your students? Also, rate the quality of the materials.
4) To what extent are the following assessments effective for assessing and evaluating your students?
Word Study Assessments
4a) To what extent are the following assessments effective for assessing and evaluating your students?
Writing Assessments
4b) To what extent are the following assessments effective for assessing and evaluating your students?
4c) To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Professional Development
5a) To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
“The professional development opportunities I attended…
Effective
Ineffective
5b) To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
“ _ was a beneficial professional-development opportunity for me this school year.”
Effective
Ineffective
5c) During the past year have you …
5d) In which areas of the Language Arts Curriculum would you like to receive more support?
Check all that apply.
Guided Reading
Study
Writing Workshop
Interactive Writing
Guided Writing
Enrichment
Differentiated Instruction
Grammar
Vocabulary
Shared Reading
Reading Workshop
Read Alouds
Book Clubs
Word Wall
Reciprocal Teaching
Assessments
Other:
5e) Evaluate whether each of the following professional development practices are beneficial?
1. To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following?
2. I have a solid understanding of:
3. Please respond to the following:
4. Do you currently include explicit grammar instruction in your class? Consider the following and respond.
Special Education Specialists/Inclusion Teachers only:
To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Thank you for your time in filling out this survey!
Your responses will greatly assist the evaluation committee as it examines the current 5-8 program and makes recommendations for the future.